Opera, n. A play representing life in another world whose inhabitants have no speech but song, no motions but gestures, and no postures but attitudes.

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opera ['ɑpr?] 詞頻2 詞根: oper
n. 歌劇;歌劇藝術, 歌劇業;作品( opus的名詞復數 );砌;
?? oper-, opus 工作
"The opera was an aural as well as a visual delight."
這部歌劇對于聽覺和視覺都是一種享受.
近義:operatic
play [ple] 詞頻1 詞根: pl-
n. 比賽;游戲;戲劇;賭博; vt.& vi. 玩;演奏;演出;參加比賽; vt. 扮演;擔任,充當…的角色;演出;裝扮; vi. 玩耍,游戲;[游戲] 參加游戲;賭博;鬧著玩;
?? 聯想:只要一玩就“不累
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發泄怒氣。
近義:romp, sport, toy, dally, frisk, frolic 反義:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
life [la?f] 詞頻1
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest 反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
another [?'n?e?] 詞頻1
adj. 又一個;再一個;另一的;其他一種; pron. 另一個,別個;再一個;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現在已與當地一家公司合并了。
近義:other
world [w?ld] 詞頻1
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
speech [spit?] 詞頻1
n. 演說,演講,發言;說話,談話,說話能力或方式;(樂器的)音,音色;方言,民族語言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鳴般的掌聲中結束了演講。
近義:lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection

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